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Taiwan will not answer China’s drills with provocations: Premier

Taipei, April 8 (CNA) Premier Chen Chien-jen (陳建仁) on Friday said Taiwan will not respond to China’s unspecified “united sword” military drills around Taiwan with provocations, and he called for rationality from Beijing. https://focustaiwan.tw/cross-strait/202304080011

Ko Wen-je heads to U.S. ahead of expected presidential run

Taipei, April 8 (CNA) Taiwan People’s Party (TPP) Chairman and 2024 presidential hopeful Ko Wen-je (柯文哲) embarked on a three-week “learning and conversation” trip to the United States Saturday. https://focustaiwan.tw/politics/202304080010

Meet Sylvia Raphael: Photojournalist and Mossad agent

Jerusalem Post New photography exhibition presents a new and lesser-known side of Sylvia Raphael https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/culture/article-738482

Taiwan accounts for almost 60% of Japan’s IC imports in 2022

Taipei, April 8 (CNA) Almost 60 percent of semiconductors imported by Japan in 2022 came from Taiwan, according to the Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA). https://focustaiwan.tw/business/202304080009

Is China making a cautious return to African infrastructure funding?

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. After three years in the financing wilderness, Nigeria has struck a new deal with a different Chinese lender for its stalled rail project. https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3216391/china-making-cautious-return-african-infrastructure-funding?utm_source=rss_feed

‘We will deliver those weapons,’ U.S. lawmaker promises President Tsai

Taipei, April 8 (CNA) Visiting U.S. Representative Michael McCaul on Saturday promised President Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文) that lawmakers in Washington would work to clear a backlog of weapons it has yet to deliver to Taiwan. https://focustaiwan.tw/politics/202304080008

Fed Up With Mayhem, Miami Beach Wants to Tame Spring Break for Good

New York Times After a series of violent incidents, the city is moving to pre-empt late-night partying, but businesses worry about crimping their most profitable tourism season. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/08/us/miami-beach-spring-break-curfew.html

HTC teams up with U.S. wireless firm to provide 5G solutions

Taipei, April 8 (CNA) Taiwan-based smartphone brand HTC Corp. has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with DeepSig Inc., an American wireless communications and artificial intelligence company, to team up on 5G solutions and smart manufacturing and smart city development. https://focustaiwan.tw/sci-tech/202304080007

Reported ramming in Jerusalem was false alarm

Jerusalem Post https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-738715

1 killed, 5 injured after bus collides with car in Hualien

Taipei, April 8 (CNA) A traffic collision between a bus and a car in Hualien County early Saturday morning has left one person dead and five more injured, according to the local emergency services. https://focustaiwan.tw/society/202304080006